Lesson: The meaning of Eccentric

 

Today, in Georgetown, Julia and I saw a woman riding an old  bicycle. No big deal--except that she wore a mink coat and wore a silk scarf over her head. No helmet, of course.
Naturally, I pulled over and took a photo.

Jules: Why did you take a photo of that woman?

Me: Because she was riding a bicycle while she was wearing a mink coat, and I thought it was eccentric.

J: What’s eccentric?
Me: Something out of the ordinary, not something you do every day. For example, if a person  walks a cat.

J: I walk Kitty.

Me: Well, or if someone has a Parrot on their shoulder. That’s eccentric, it’s not normal.

J: Yes it is, Pirates have parrots on their shoulders all the time!

 

I looked in the rearview mirror, and Julia had a straight face, she was not kidding and was a sweet as ever.

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Typical annoying Georgetown eccentric.

And...hmmm. What is this? 5 year old, wearing her brother's inventive hat..

Graham, modeling his hat, made of construction paper/poster paper...there's a secret opening under the red square...